MSI Awarded 12 CES Innovation Honoree Awards

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City of Industry, Calif.  November 9, 2018  MSI, a world leader in gaming hardware, announced today that it has been named a CES® 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree for 12 innovative gaming products. The announcement was made during CES Unveiled New York, an invite-only tech event bringing together top media, exhibitors and industry leaders for a sneak peek of the products and trends expected at CES 2019, which will run January 8-11, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV.

An annual program that celebrates outstanding design, the CES Innovation Awards recognizes honorees across 28 product categories. A panel of judges, including designers, engineers and members of the tech media, reviews submissions based on design, functionality, consumer appeal, engineering and how the products compare with the competition.

We are thrilled to have been named a CES® 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree. Each of these gaming products deliver the highest in quality, performance, and innovation across the gaming computer space, says Andy Tung, president of MSI Pan America. Being honored for these prestigious awards confirm our commitment to excellence within the gaming industry and we are pleased to receive this acknowledgment.

The MSI products being honored are:

GS65: Honored under CES Innovation Honoree at Computer Hardware & Components category. GS65 provide the best solution for best performance and best mobility with MSIs brand new design. This laptop incorporates a diamond cut gold edge and oleophobic sandblasted finish. The 8-hour productivity powers Hi-Res audio and the latest CPU and GPU.

Infinite S Gaming Desktop: Honored under CES Innovation Honoree at Computer Hardware & Components category as well as CES Innovation Honoree at Gaming category. The Infinite S Gaming Desktop is designed to be a compact, yet powerful PC with all the latest and greatest components in a small form factor gaming machine.

Trident X Gaming Desktop: Honored under CES Innovation Honoree at Computer Hardware & Components category. The MSI Trident X Gaming Desktop, is only a mere 10 liters in volume, has all the components usually found in big tower cases, including the Intel 9th K series CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Graphics card.

Optix MPG341CQR Smart Gaming Monitor: Honored under CES Innovation Honoree at Computer Hardware & Components category as well as CES Innovation Honoree at Gaming category. MPG341CQR is the worlds first curved gaming monitor that incorporates an AI gaming engine. Its features include voice control, smart webcam and function keys that will help gamers dive into the game world without any distraction.

MAG271CQR Curved Gaming Monitor: Honored under CES Innovation Honoree at Computer Hardware & Components category as well as CES Innovation Honoree at Gaming category. Equipped with a 2560x1440, 144hz Refresh rate, 1ms response time panel, the Optix MAG271CQR will give you the competitive edge you need to take down your opponents.

The CES Innovation Awards are sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owner and producer of CES, the worlds largest and most influential technology event. CTA has been recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976.

MSIs entire lineup of gaming products will be on display in the Innovation Awards Showcase at the upcoming CES 2019. The complete list of CES 2019 Innovation Honorees, including product descriptions and photos, can be found at CES.tech/Innovation.

About MSI GAMINGAs a world leading gaming brand, MSI is the most trusted name in gaming and eSports. We stand by our principles of breakthroughs in design, the pursuit of excellence, and technological innovation. Integrating gamers' most coveted extreme performance, realistic visuals, authentic sound, precise control and smooth streaming functions into its gaming rigs, MSI frees gamers from tedious trial and error and pushes gaming performance beyond limits. The determination to surpass past achievements has made MSI a True Gaming brand with gaming spirit throughout the industry! For more product information, please go to https://www.msi.com/.

About CES:

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About Consumer Technology Association:Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is the trade association representing the $377 billion U.S. consumer technology industry, which supports more than 15 million U.S. jobs. More than 2,200 companies  80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the worlds best-known brands  enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES®  the worlds gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTAs industry services.